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UK New MacBook Pro Thread.

jakeruston said:
Mine is on the same "flight" as yours. However, if you look up the flight number "LH7726M/28" you'll find it's actually a cargo road truck that's handling it and not a plane, hence why the estimated arrival time is 7:31am (takes much longer to drive than to fly obviously).
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Ah lovely! I have been trying to find it! I did think it being a truck but an overlook on my part.

Seems though it's early morning for these arriving, I do hope that they are dispatched to the courier by end of day.

Saturday morning demand for pick-up!
 
Sheppard said:
Seems though it's early morning for these arriving, I do hope that they are dispatched to the courier by end of day.

Saturday morning demand for pick-up!
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Im actually getting quite excited now. Just a few days to go at most!

No prospect of a weekend delivery for me as I've given my work address which doesn't accept deliveries then. :)

Even so, wouldn't be surprised if the merger is on Monday with delivery on Tuesday. Be nice to get domestic tracking details to have a better idea.

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i-aamir said:
Mine took 19 hours to change to shipped. :)
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Exactly the same for me.
 
Well. As mine flys into Heathrow I'll be flying out of Stansted on holiday. Typical. Literally within an hour of each other.

Anyway. Once I'm back it'll be waiting for me at work week after next. Excellent :)
 
jakeruston said:
Mine is on the same "flight" as yours. However, if you look up the flight number "LH7726M/28" you'll find it's actually a cargo road truck that's handling it and not a plane, hence why the estimated arrival time is 7:31am (takes much longer to drive than to fly obviously).
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Where did you find that? I tried putting the number into flight trackers and said it was invalid.

Then I just tried LH7726 and it turns out to be a flight from Newark, New Jersey to Minneapolis-St. Paul :confused:

There are flights every afternoon from FRA to LHR at that time - tomorrow's is LH914

And, why would a truck take it to Heathrow?
 
Scissors said:
Im actually getting quite excited now. Just a few days to go at most!

No prospect of a weekend delivery for me as I've given my work address which doesn't accept deliveries then. :)

Even so, wouldn't be surprised if the merger is on Monday with delivery on Tuesday. Be nice to get domestic tracking details to have a better idea.

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Exactly the same for me.
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The brain says the same but the heart wants Saturday!

I don't know why the MBP + Ethernet adapter are shipped separate (under references, I can only assume the - 0001 is it) just pop it in the box and email me the GC.

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parish said:
Where did you find that? I tried putting the number into flight trackers and said it was invalid.

Then I just tried LH7726 and it turns out to be a flight from Newark, New Jersey to Minneapolis-St. Paul :confused:

There are flights every afternoon from FRA to LHR at that time - tomorrow's is LH914

And, why would a truck take it to Heathrow?
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Customs perhaps. You would of thought to do it at Dover though. (well only that I'm 25mins up the road from there :) )
 
Sheppard said:
The brain says the same but the heart wants Saturday!

I don't know why the MBP + Ethernet adapter are shipped separate (under references, I can only assume the - 0001 is it) just pop it in the box and email me the GC.
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I'm not so sure they are. If you look at your order on the Apple site, the TB->Ethernet is not a separate item, it's part of the MBP config (it also says "No VGA Adaptor" (assuming you didn't order one). Plus, someone posted that the adaptor is in the box with the MBP

Not sure what the -001 is though
 
Scissors said:
Even so, wouldn't be surprised if the merger is on Monday with delivery on Tuesday. Be nice to get domestic tracking details to have a better idea.
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This merger business is bugging me so much that I rang Apple CS earlier to ask if they really are going to do a merge for a mere £9 MagSafe adaptor. The very nice lady I spoke to insisted they are :(

She told me that it is Apple's policy to merge into one shipment unless
  1. You specified multi-shipments when you ordered
  2. The cheapest item is the one that is delayed

I don't recall an option to select multiple shipments when I ordered, but I may not have noticed it.

As for the second scenario, that is flawed.. Supposing I ordered a standard Mac Mini and a 27" Cinema Display, and the Mini was delayed, the display would be shipped first as the Mini is the cheaper of the two. But that's pointless as without the Mini the display is no more than an expensive paperweight.

I really do find it hard to believe that Apple - a company noted for slickness, efficiency, and first class customer service - would have such a rigid policy that isn't in the best interests of their customers. We shall see...

P.S. has anyone else noticed that on these forums the Submit Reply and Review Post buttons are reversed between the main site and the mobile version? Most annoying!
 
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parish said:
Where did you find that? I tried putting the number into flight trackers and said it was invalid.

Then I just tried LH7726 and it turns out to be a flight from Newark, New Jersey to Minneapolis-St. Paul :confused:

There are flights every afternoon from FRA to LHR at that time - tomorrow's is LH914

And, why would a truck take it to Heathrow?
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I have no idea why it'd take a truck, maybe it's to save on costs. When you Google "LH7726M" you'll be given the flight schedule for Lufthansa Cargo and when you look through the massive list of them, you'll find it listed with exactly the same code with the same departure time listed as on the expo site. You'll then also see it's a truck ;)

http://www.scribd.com/doc/93505359/...-Lufthansa-Airlines-Cargo-Schedule-2012-05-14 Just look at that if you don't want to Google it.
 
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jakeruston said:
I have no idea why it'd take a truck, maybe it's to save on costs. When you Google "LH7726M" you'll be given the flight schedule for Lufthansa Cargo and when you look through the massive list of them, you'll find it listed with exactly the same code with the same departure time listed as on the expo site. You'll then also see it's a truck ;)

http://www.scribd.com/doc/93505359/...-Lufthansa-Airlines-Cargo-Schedule-2012-05-14 Just look at that if you don't want to Google it.
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Ah, I'd tried with the '/29' on the end hence no results

notice that when you Google it this thread is the first hit - we're famous :D :cool:
 
where is it said:
Mine shipped on Tuesday and hopefully will deliver today(Friday) Although all yesterday mine was just 16 miles away sitting around...
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Mine shipped on Tuesday too but it arrived at LHR overnight (about 15 miles from me) and looks like it'll be going through customs over the weekend followed by a bit of merger action and delivery next week.

Does your order need to be merged with a gift card?
 
My 2.7/16/512 rMBP ordered early on 12th arrived yesterday (28th)!!!! Which I'm super pleased about as my original estimate said 3rd - 9th July.

In short, for everyone still waiting it is WELL worth the wait - it is easily the greatest mac I've ever owned in a long line of mac ownership and finding the speed of the machine and crispness of display still hard to believe.

One very happy individual! :)
 
Scissors said:
Mine shipped on Tuesday too but it arrived at LHR overnight (about 15 miles from me) and looks like it'll be going through customs over the weekend followed by a bit of merger action and delivery next week.

Does your order need to be merged with a gift card?
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Nope, no gift cards for me, says on the tracking it's out for delivery so I should be ok for today :D
 
Amazingly...

My 2.3/16/256 has now shipped (ordered around 10am 14th). Sadly, it's estimated delivery date (next Friday) is a day I won't be around so I am actually hoping it is slightly delayed into the following week. #irony
 
jtcedinburgh said:
My 2.3/16/256 has now shipped (ordered around 10am 14th). Sadly, it's estimated delivery date (next Friday) is a day I won't be around so I am actually hoping it is slightly delayed into the following week. #irony
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Think positive man!! Hope it's delivered a day early ;)

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Mine arrived at Frankfurt 4pm BST yesterday, but expeditors.com hasn't updated. Last record is Confirm On Board at Shanghai
 
Shipped :cool:

northernpaul said:
I ordered on the 14th, and it's turned to "preparing for shipment"!

2.6GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
16GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
512GB Flash Storage
No VGA Adapter

Apple Thunderbolt to Enet Adpt
KYBD/USER'S GUIDE-GBR
COUNTRY KIT-GBR

+ Apple TV

Any guesses as to how long from here? My expected date is 13-19 July. Might I be in for a nice surprise?
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nicklasmp said:
How long is your transit time? 3-4 bussiness days?
Still processing in my base model ordered on the 12th..
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My base from the 12th is still processing too. Just called apple, they said it will arrive - im starting to doubt it though
 
parish said:
Think positive man!! Hope it's delivered a day early ;)
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Well, unless they deliver it on Monday morning I'm stuffed as we're away for a week..... and it would have been nice to know it was safely secured rather than rattling around in some courier's warehouse over the weekend...... :eek:
 
parish said:
Think positive man!! Hope it's delivered a day early ;)
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Well, unless they deliver it on Monday morning I'm stuffed as we're away for a week..... and it would have been nice to know it was safely secured rather than rattling around in some courier's warehouse over the weekend...... :eek:

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nicklasmp said:
atleast i'm not alone then, sad to see those 14th orders getting shipped :(
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Sorry. I know it's not my fault, but sorry anyway. Hope Mr Apple pulls a rabbit out of a hat for you.
 
jtcedinburgh said:
Well, unless they deliver it on Monday morning I'm stuffed as we're away for a week..... and it would have been nice to know it was safely secured rather than rattling around in some courier's warehouse over the weekend...... :eek
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ah, I see. I read your post that Friday was the day you go away
 
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